Deuteronomy 23:19
Modern Translations
New International Version
Do not charge a fellow Israelite interest, whether on money or food or anything else that may earn interest.

New Living Translation
“Do not charge interest on the loans you make to a fellow Israelite, whether you loan money, or food, or anything else.

English Standard Version
“You shall not charge interest on loans to your brother, interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest.

Berean Study Bible
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan.

New American Standard Bible
“You are not to charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned on interest.

NASB 1995
"You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.

NASB 1977
“You shall not charge interest to your countrymen: interest on money, food, or anything that may be loaned at interest.

Amplified Bible
“You shall not charge interest to your fellow Israelite—interest on money, food or anything that may be loaned for interest.

Christian Standard Bible
“Do not charge your brother interest on silver, food, or anything that can earn interest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or anything that can earn interest.

Contemporary English Version
When you lend money, food, or anything else to another Israelite, you are not allowed to charge interest.

Good News Translation
"When you lend money or food or anything else to Israelites, do not charge them interest.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Never charge another Israelite any interest on money, food, or anything else that is borrowed.

International Standard Version
"Don't charge interest to your relatives, whether for money, food, or for anything that has been loaned at interest.

NET Bible
You must not charge interest on a loan to your fellow Israelite, whether on money, food, or anything else that has been loaned with interest.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

New King James Version
“You shall not charge interest to your brother—interest on money or food or anything that is lent out at interest.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall not charge interest to your brother; interest on money, interest on food, interest on anything that is lent for interest:

New Heart English Bible
You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest:

World English Bible
You shall not lend on interest to your brother; interest of money, interest of food, interest of anything that is lent on interest:

American King James Version
You shall not lend on usury to your brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent on usury:

American Standard Version
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that is lent upon interest:

A Faithful Version
You shall not lend for interest to your brother, interest of silver, interest of food, interest of anything that is loaned on interest.

Darby Bible Translation
Thou shalt take no interest of thy brother, interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of anything that can be lent upon interest:

English Revised Version
Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of victuals, usury of any thing that is lent upon usury:

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of any thing that is lent upon interest:

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou shalt not giue to vsurie to thy brother: as vsurie of money, vsurie of meate, vsurie of any thing that is put to vsurie.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou shalt not hurt thy brother by vsurie of money, nor by vsurie of corne, nor by vsurie of any thyng that he may be hurt withall.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou shalt occupye no vsury vnto yi brother, nether with money, ner with fode, ner with eny maner thinge that vsury maye be vsed withall.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Thou shalt be no vsurer vnto thy brother, nether in mony nor in fode, nor in any maner thinge that is lent vppon vserye.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
You do not lend in usury to your brother—usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

Young's Literal Translation
'Thou dost not lend in usury to thy brother; usury of money, usury of food, usury of anything which is lent on usury.

Smith's Literal Translation
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother; interest of silver, interest of food, interest of any word which shall be lent on interest.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt not lend to thy brother money to usury, nor corn, nor any other thing:

Catholic Public Domain Version
You shall not lend money, or grain, or anything else at all, to your brother at interest,

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You shall not increase interest of money by your brother, or interest of grain or interest of anything that grows:

Lamsa Bible
You shall not lend with interest to your brother: interest of money, interest of grain, and the interest of anything that is lent with interest;

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt not lend upon interest to thy brother: interest of money, interest of victuals, interest of any thing that is lent upon interest.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt not lend to thy brother on usury of silver, or usury of meat, or usury of any thing which thou mayest lend out.
















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